sësaw

Unami

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *mesesa·hka.

Noun

sësaw anim (plural sësahuk, locative sësahwike)

  1. horsefly

References

  • Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “sësaw”, in Grant Leneaux, Raymond Whritenour, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project